The CFP Era · 2014–present

Colorado State

Twelve seasons in three acts · Pac-12

60–81Record
42.6%Win %
0National titles
2014Peak season
27Avg. percentile
9NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

Within-season power percentile against the FBS cohort, season by season.

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2014 · 10–3Steepest fall2018
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

The four-team Playoff era. The bracket is small, the margin for error none.

39–41 · avg percentile 36
Transition2021–2023

The last seasons before expansion — NIL arrives, the portal opens, the four-team format ends.

11–25 · avg percentile 14
Expansion2024–present

The twelve-team Playoff. A wider field changes what a season has to prove.

10–15 · avg percentile 16

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Jim McElwain2014–2014
Mike Bobo2015–2017
Steve Addazio2020–2021
Jay Norvell2022–2025

Roster of the era

9 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

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124

Entering Year 13

The 2026 season opens the next chapter of the expansion era under Jay Norvell. See the 2014–2025 program page →